by Angela Millar | May 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
NLCT has launched its consultation on carer breaks on behalf of Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire (H&SC NL). The consultation is being run with the aim of putting carers at the heart of improvements to short breaks, respite and other forms of carer breaks....
by Angela Millar | May 4, 2023 | Uncategorised
The second round of funding for Carer Breather services has been allocated to 11 organisations across North Lanarkshire. The funding will be used to provided breaks to carers from their caring roles in their local communities. These breaks allow carers to access...
by Angela Millar | Feb 2, 2023 | Uncategorised
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire has launched the application process for Carer Breather funding for 2023-2025. The Carer Breather fund is a Community Solutions funding initiative to support community and voluntary sector organisations in North Lanarkshire provide...
by Angela Millar | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorised
We have published our report, ‘Tackling the cost of living emergency for unpaid carers in North Lanarkshire’, making robust recommendations for immediate and accessible financial supports and improved access to wider financial and social care supports to...
by Angela Millar | Jan 5, 2023 | Uncategorised
Following a successful year of the first ever funded Carer Breather projects in North Lanarkshire, Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire announced in November that there will be a new round of funding made available next year. This will run from 2023-2025 with...
by Angela Millar | Dec 21, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Care Inspectorate is a scrutiny body which supports improvement in the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. Where they find that improvement is needed, they will support services to make positive changes, including recommendations to...
by Angela Millar | Nov 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
Continually rising energy prices and impacts on wider costs mean unpaid carers are experiencing ever increasing levels of financial hardship. This hardship is having immediate effects on health, wellbeing, and financial security and could have long-lasting negative...
by Angela Millar | Aug 29, 2022 | Uncategorised
‘Carer Breather’ services to support unpaid carers have been funded in partnership with Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire and VANL, and supported by North Lanarkshire Carers Together. The services were developed and designed based on consultation...
by Angela Millar | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorised
North Lanarkshire Carers Together has created an information pack for carers, providing an outline of services and supports that can be accessed at the organisation. The pack will be hosted on the NLCT website, distributed digitally via social media and directly to...
by Angela Millar | Aug 16, 2022 | Uncategorised
A new Lanarkshire Rehab Strategy is currently being developed and the group working on this would like to include people’s experiences of rehab to date. In particular they would like to hear a carer’s perspective on rehab services to gain an understanding of what it...
